Press releases in 2007

Amnesty International has written to the Belarusian Minister of the Interior and to the Procurator General to protest against the planned deportation of Jaroslaw Lukasik, a Protestant pastor and...

Amnesty International, Cageprisoners, The Center for Constitutional Rights, The Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at New York University School of Law, Human Rights Watch, and Reprieve New...

Amnesty International today (6 June) warned that the Internet ‘could change beyond all recognition’ unless action is taken to stop the ‘Virus of Internet repression’ eroding freedom of expression...

Internet entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox gave a powerful speech tonight (6 June), applauding the power of the individual online, at an Amnesty International event examining the future of Internet Freedom...

Satellite cameras are employed to monitor events on the ground Amnesty International is using satellite cameras to monitor highly vulnerable villages in war-torn Darfur, Sudan. The human rights...

Amnesty International today (4 June) announced the shortlists for its prestigious annual Media Awards, which recognise excellence in human rights reporting and acknowledge journalism’s significant...

Many in Liberia and Sierra Leone not aware of the start of trial, says Amnesty The trial of the former Liberian President Charles Taylor, which opens today at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The...

Israel’s wall, checkpoints and settlements criticised ahead of 40th anniversary of occupation of Palestinian territory Amnesty International has today (4 June) criticised Israel’s “Blatant violation...

When the eyes of the world are focused on the Beijing Olympics in August 2008, many will be reminded of a previous occasion when the city became the centre of world media attention – the 4 June 1989...